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-STTHE KUTZTOWN PATRIOT
SECTION
ONE
VOL. XLI
KUTZTOWN, BERKS COUNTY, PA., JULY IO, 1915
NO. 2
CHURCH PAYS
$8,000 DEBT
Longswamp Congregations Celebrate
The Paying of Last Debt on Churcn
and the Birthday of American Independence—Fine Speeches.
July 4th, having been on Sunday,
was emtfsetx as a day of rejoicing and
thanksgiving by the united Long-
fiwami- congregations, not only because it was the 139th anniversary of
the Declaration of Independence,—of
political and religious liberty, but especially because the Fourth marked
an important epoch in, the history
and progress of the Longswamp
church.
This congregation was organized in
174i, thirty-eight years before the
Declaration of Independence. The beginning was an humble one in a log
church, but the steady growth ere
long required a larger stone church,
which in turn was followed by the
third, the present substantial ana
cnurchly edifice erected in 1852.
Within the last few yearS this
house of God was almost completely
modernized, heating, lighting, seating,
etc., to the amount of $8000.00.
'The last note of this amount wat>
recently cancelled and the glorious
Fourth was selected as home-coming,
thanksgiving jubilee.
The Sunday school session in the
morning was made interesting by two
addresses from former earnest workers. Dr. Wilson P. DeLong, of Weath-
erly and Mrs. Annie Wertz, of Allentown, widow of the late and still well
known Dr. Frank Wertz, of Longswamp. The speakers eloquentl>
linked the past with the present and
looked toward the future that made
their words impressive and long to
be remembered. Prof. H. F. Kemp
and Roy Mabry, the present superintendents, responded in suitable manner.
The services in the forenoon were
especially interesting by the celebration of the 28th anniversary in honor
of the worthy and esteemed treasurer,
M. A Wetzel, of Shamrock, who for
25 9 years handled the congregation's,
finances without any renumeration.
Jn this period of time $20,224.63
passed through his hands and his accounts always found acceptable.
At a joint consistory meeting held
at the president's home in Mertztown,
Harvey J. Hertzog, on Friday evening
previous, it was resolved that suitable
resolutions of respect and esteem for
faithful services be read on Sunday
morning and the treasurer was pleasantly surprised with the presentation
of a registered guaranteed gold
watch.
The pastors. Rev. Wm. L. Meekstroth preached in German from Tim.
2:1, and W. F. Bond in English from
I Rev. 3:10 11. *
In the afternoon the order was reversed, W. F. Bond preaching in German and Rev. Meekstroth in English.
Hymns of praise and thanksgiving
were sung in both languages.
A prominent feature during the af-
ternon session was the burning of the
security papers by two of the trustees who helped to make them,
Messrs. Mabry!and Miller.
The active Ladies' Aid Society deserves grateful mention for the improvements they made at the cemetery and the volunteer laborers whose
substantial aid has greatly reduced
the financial outlay, also deserve grate
ful recognition.
May the anniversary of our national
Independence long be remembered as
a day of thanksgiving and rejoicing
by a debt-free consrrf-gation at Longswamp, and may it ever be remembered that obedience is better than sacrifice and that to God be all the glory!
Longswamp is becoming more and
more a beautiful spot in dear old
Berks. Let not the children of the
Xew Testament Israel forget to gather on Mt. Zion.
It is beautiful in situation; beautiful for habitation. Nature, art and
loving memories, all work together to
make this consecrated mount an attractive place to seek the blessings and
May our gratitude be
FROM THE MAYOR OF
READING
"I wish to extend my congratulations to Kutztown on the
occasion of this splendid celebration, and may you have
many more hundred years of
prosperity and noble history,"
said Mayor Stratton, extending
his hand. "I am glad that
Kutztown is a part of Berks
county."
brakeWIn
over by train
Throwing Wrong Switch Causes Death
of Harry Hetlierington, Substitute
Brakeman on Kutztown Road.—
Well Known in Allentown.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION MARKED
EPOCH IN PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY
Days Featured By Monster Parades, Eloquent Speeches, Fine
Floats, Immense Crowds, Home Comers From All
Over Country, Distinguished Visitors
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HISTORICAL PAGEANT A MARVELOUS REPRODUCTION OF EARLY HISTORY
Harry E. Hetherington, of Allentown, employed by the P. and R. Railroad as a brakeman, met instant
death on Wednesday afternoon at 4.15
o'clock at Kutztown, when two wheels
of a freight car ran over him as a
result of throwing the wrong switch.
Wednesday morning Mr. Hetherington was told to report for work as a
regular brakeman on a freight to
Kutztown was sick. With the rest of
the regular crew he went on the run,
reaching tha Kutztown station after
four o'clock.X
In the string were four cars for the
Heffner-Dietrieh flour mill, several
hundred feet below the station. Hetherington was instructed to walk down
the tracks and throw a switch which
would leave the cars run onto the
mill siding. He threw the wrong
switch and after walking down the
track a few feet crossed over to another track without looking around
and signalled the engineer to come
ahead.
The train was "broke" the four cars
to go into the siding being several
feet in advance of the other string.
When Conductor A. L. Fletcher saw
Hetherington on the track he yelled
for him to get out of the way. He
was crushed between the bumpers of
the two cars and hurled away meeting his death almost instantly.
Railroaders who have worked with
Hetherington say that he was a keen
observer of the safety rules and during the nine years he was working
for the company never figured in an
accident. They think he expected the
cars to go on another track.
He was a son of Albert and Mary,
(nee Fritz), Hetherington, of Guth's
Station and about two years ago was
married to Maud Feinour, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Feinour, of
Macungie. Deceased was a member
of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, the railway relief and an active
member of Allentown Lodge, No. 129,
L. O. O. M.
Besides his parents and his wife he
is survived by the following sisters
and brothers: Mrs. Amandus Bankes,
of Reading; Mrs. Walter Stever, of
Willow Grove; Miss Lottie Hetherington, of Reading, and Mrs. Aaron H.
Lohrman, of Guth's Station; Ray,
Fred, Charles and Roy (Young Reil-
ly), all of Guth's Station.
Reading Paper Said : " A Berks Centennial is a Very Pleasing Diversion.
Kutztown Has Done Nobly. Now Let's Have a Few More." Town
Commended on Decorations. Very Orderly Crowds. Few Robberies
Reported. No Serious Accidents. Local Industries Highly Praised for
Fine Floats In Industrial Parade.
FROM. THE MAYOR OF
ALXJENTOWN
'Allentown sends her greetings to your progressive borough on this happy occasion.
The energetic spirit displayed
by the people of your town challenges admiration. In celebrating the centennial of Kutztown's incorporation as a borough the good people of the
town are showing a just pride
in the progress the town has
made. It is an exceptional opportunity to boost the borough
and to advance the town's substantial interests. Although
only a borough, the true city
spirit is being cultivated in
Kutztown, which makes the
town's future all the more
promising.
"In the future, as in the past,
I feel satisfied that the feeling
of good will that always has
bound the people of Allentown
and Kutztown together, will
continue."
C8»S»»»SSSSSS»SS»SS»S»X8*»3
NAN SHOT AT
BY OFFICERS
In Broad Daylight Homes Are Ransacked and Upset by Band of Robbers.—Several Arrests Made.—In
Different Parts of Town.
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OFF FOR FRISCO
Peace of God.
expressed in terms of practical, ligh;
pving helpfulness to benighted fel-
iowmen
CENTENNIAL MEETING TUESDAY
The final meeting of the Kutztown
Centennial Association will be held
&t the official headquarters on Tuesday evening to wind up the business
« the celebration. All bills are to
oe presented at this time.
Becker's St. Peter's Picnic.
The fourth annual picnic of the
Ackers St. Peter's and St. Peter's
jn on feunday school will be held on
wurday. August 21, from 1 to 9
m. fu ■fv«|7body is cordially invited
2hn!Ii ,nfspeclally a11 sister Sunday
br™k The famous Lenhartsville
orass band has been engaged to fur-
nish the music for the occasion,
all «LW , be various cakewalks and
nW Vf SOcial games in the afternoon and evening. Refreshments will
served by the school.
be
Bethany Home Gets $10,000.
th«a^moSt pleasiRS surprise comes
the ^"0Uncen*ent to the members of
tad t ^eA Church ^nomination
mMmLm ?°S1 especially who are in-
any C>Jn the Welfare ot the Beth-
«? Orphan8. Home, at Womelsdorf,
■nu«rfil.bequest to the home of the
munificent su
m of $10,000 by Dr. Eu-
■* ^ntee^of Philadelphia.
Reading Mayor Here.
Mou?d0Vra W' Stra-*°n, Jonathan
*W*o£i £ £ MeCk -ouraeyed to
■*arol itrll Mn Mou,d's machine.
■PS ******* extended the city's
C2r^ABurw" * z D«**k1*-
t«nnia] n? -L •ccas,on of the cen-
1 or tn« borough.
letters Granted.
« iSSLI WHU John H' Newman,
^tlonta iPlUed letters of adminte-
Sch!
e estate of Henry A.
"caienkw ~» -**- *-"-*~1*" Ui nenry a
8chlenk« Kut-*tow**. to George A
Mr. and Mrs. Q. D. Herman, Miss
Victoria Schwoyer and Ida Yoder left
Tuesday morning for Chicago, where
they will join the Selig Motion Picture tour to San Francisco and the
Exposition. The trip will extend over
a period of 17 days and the tourists
will witness the two expositions and
many other cities both going and
coming. Moving pictures will be taken along the route.
MR. DERY'S FINE SPIRIT
Chas. A. Moyer, superintendent of
the D. G. Dery silk mill in town, who
had such an excellent float in the industrial parade, deserves a great deal
of credit for it. When he sent the
prize awarded to them to Mr. Dery,
he sent the check back and instructed
Mr. Moyer to distribute the amount
among those who participated and
helped to build it. This is one of the
many kind deeds Mr. Dery is continually doing to shov his appreciation
of the faithfulness of his employees.
POLITICAL 0UTIN6
The annual political outing by tht
officials of the Berks County Court
House and their friends will be held
at Waldheim Park, near Reading, on
Thursday, July 22, 1915. You will
see thousands of people there and
practically every candidate on the
roster.
Commandery for Kutztown.
Past Grand Chief of the Knights of
the Golden Eagle George R. Gregory,
of Reading, received his commission
as brigadier general of the military
branch of the K. G. E. in Pennsylvania, thus plasing him in the highest
office within the gift of the branch
in this State. Mr. Gregory will institute commanderies in the following
places: Allentown, for which a charter has been applied for by 100 charter members; Freemansburg, Philadelphia, Kutztown and Oley, the latter two named being in Berks county.
Allentown To Spread.
An ordinance providing for the annexation to the City of Allentown of a
tract of 276.53 acres in South Whitehall township passed first reading.
Kutztown and its citizens, together
with the many home-comers and
residents of the town and the thousands of visitors from all sections of
this and other States, portrayed by
means of parades, floats, speeches
and pageants, the one hundred years
of existence since Kutztown was incorporated as a borough in a week
of glorious, though modest and sober
celebration.
The centennial festivities, which
started Thursday, July 1, and ended
Wednesday, July 7, marked seven
days in the history of the town and
in the history of this county, Stare
and country as days of great importance and ones that have gone down
into history as a celebration, the like
of which, considering its historical
significance of the town and its size,
has never been achieved any place
in this country.
The week will be remembered for
many years for more than one reason
—it was marked by its large attendance every day, representative visitors
from all over, home-comers from all
the old families from 22 State of the
union, orderly and peaceful people,
fine floats and large organizations in
line, friendly rivalry between Allentown and Reading, and the wonderful
reproduction of the early history of
the town in the form of a pageant.
The president of the Centennial Association, Dr. H. W. Saul, worked
faithfully and conscientiously, the officers of the association, who performed their parts with credit to
themselves, all the committees who
arranged the programs for the various days, the committees in the other
towns and cities, the different organ-
izitions, business concerns and industries in the parades, and the citizens
of Kutztown, all deserve the congratulations of the entire town, community and State.
The big week began July 1 with
Educational Day, which was featured by an excellent program in the
morning in the Normal School chapel
and a beautiful pageant on Education in the afternoon in the park.
Friday, July 2, was Agricultural and
Industrial Day, which was marked
by a parade of more than ordinary
make-up. The floats erected and
built by Kutztown industries representing their own wares and modes
of manufacture were a credit to .the
different industries and builders.
Saturday, July 3, Firemen's Day, was
a very successful one. The semi-annual meeting of the Berks County
Firemen's Association was held in the
morning, and a monster street parade
with eight bands was held in the afternoon. Sunday, July 4, was Church
Day, with significant services in the
different churches in the morning,
where the sons of those churches
spoke, and most impressive and interesting services in the Kutztown
park in the afternoon and evening.
Fine chorus music marked these services. Monday, July 5, designated as
Fraternity Day. was one of the most
successful days of the celebration.
A fact probably unnoticed or un-
thought of by many, but nevertheless true, was seen on Monday. The
different Orders in line brought sev
eral thousand strangers to this town
who never were here before and who
saw the town at its best
given a very favorable Impression of Mrs. Louisa Kutz, of upper Main
it and went away speaking well of j street, the oldest lady in Kutztown,
our town. The parade was unusually aged 92 years; Mrs. Wynn, 90; Mrs
fine and the competitive drills were Susanna Scheidt, Mrs. Edward, Hot-
most interesting and well executed
by all. ,
Tuesday was awarded the honors
by many as the biggest day. It was
Reading and Allentown Day and was
signaled by its fine parade of unique
Miss Lillian Bull, Director of Pageant
floats, its friendly rivalry and good
fellowship between the two cities,
both located at equal distances from
Kutztown. The^crowd was estimated
at 20,000. Excellent musical programs by the Ringgold and Philharmonic Bands, of Reading, and the
Marine Band, of Allentown, were enjoyed by the spectators. This day
has done a great deal for the town
and by many Kutztown is held in
higher regard than ever.
Wednesdty, July 7, the last day,
was the most significant one of the
entire celebration, as it had to do
with the direct cause of it, namely,
the one hundredth anniversary of the
town and the achievements and lives
of the town and its people during this
time. The morning program in the
park was a big family reunion in the
form of home-comers' hours. Quite
a few of the old Kutztown boys and
girls, who spent their younger days
here and have since gone out Into the
world, expressed themselves most
favorably about the celebration and
had words of praise for the good old
town. This took up the entire morning and it wasn't long enough. The
afternoon was most happily spent in
the park by seeing or playing the
early history of this town over again
in the form of a pageant. This event
was universally proclaimed as a fitting climax to the week's celebration. The authors, Rev. John Baer
Stoudt, Miss Lillian Bull and the Historical Committee, deserve much
credit in having outlined and dramatized the history so clearly that anybody with a little knowledge of history could easily follow the entire
performance. The people who played
the parts of their ancestors depicted
the characteristics of their families
and in a very creditable manner performed their parts. A very interesting and noteworthy feature of the
pageant was the much realism seen,
and the beautiful surroundings were
ideal and one could easily feel himself back 100 years. The presence
of Mrs. Manasses Greenawald at her
spinning wheel really and truly spinning flax into thread added a great
deal to the significance of the occasion. She is to be complimented on
her ability to handle that worthy, old
and valuable relic.
Another fact noticed was the presence of so many of the town's old
residents, who age places them on
the town's honor roll and who full
well remember many of the incidents
The were of early years shown in the pageant.
tenstein, Sr., and Mrs. Miller were
some of those fine old people noticed.
Their presence added to the success
of the day.
The historical pageant in Kutztown has become a permanent thing.
A society has in reality been formed
to continue this method of portraying the history of the town. It was
one of the finest events of the entire
week and will be remembered long
after the parades and the speeches
are forgotten.
The credit for all this success and
for a great deal not mentioned nor
seen by the public belong to Miss
Lillian Bull, a member of the Normal School faculty, who helped to
originate this idea, who worked out
the characters, costumes and staged
the play. Miss Bull is a woman of
more than ordinary calibre. She
possesses a great amount of patience
and is a genius in this very important field of modern education. The
town is deeply indebted to her for
her services and assistance. Her work
in the educational pageant was noteworthy.
Effects of the Celebration.
The effects of the seven days of-the
celebration will be lasting and are
hard to foretell. There are some
things known that it has accomplished, and among them are: It has
given the town more civic pride; it
has demonstrated to the citizens
that when they join hands to do
something it can be done, and to a
successful issue; it has given the town
more good publicity than any other
single or group of events in its history; it has brought to light much
valuable history and the historical
importance of this town and its early
inhabitants; it has brought back to
the town many old residents and natives who have added years to their
lives in spirit by so doing; it has
made the town known ln a very favorable manner to many who never
were here before; in short, it has been
the best celebration and the most successful one ever undertaken and accomplished in this town, or, in fact,
by any town of the same size in this
part of the United States.
Xewspaper Publicity.
The officials and committees are indebted to the newspapers of Berks
ind Lehigh counties and the State
.'or their liberal accounts of the events
of the week.
Centennial History-
One of the results of the celebration that will remain permanent and
not be forgotten 50 years from now,
is the Centennial History of Kutztown. The authors, compilers and
publishers are receiving many favor
able criticisms and comments on the
book. It contains much valuable history that wjll become more and more
valuable as time passes. No family
in Kutztown, no son or daughter of
Kutztown who has left town, no person who is historically inclined,
should be without a copy of this book.
The Kutztown Publishing Company
are the publishers and will be glad
to mail a history to any part of the
United States for $1.50, postage included. • Irwin Dietrich, of Kutztown,
has been appointed official representative to sell these books in and about
Kutztown.
BREAKS LE6 FROM FALL
Jacob C. Hoch, of Kutztown, while
picking cherries in the yard of his
father's home, Jeff. C. Hoch, on Noble street, Kutztown, slipped from the
ladder and fell to the ground, sustaining a fractured leg, on Thursday
morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Hoch is
a school teacher, having taught Hottenstein's school for the past 15 years.
He took an active interest in the centennial celebration and was in several
parades with a float of the Kutztown
Poultry Association.
Finger in Machine.
J. T. Friteh, who opened a fine restaurant and dining rooms opposite
the trolley station, had the thumb of
his left hand caught ln the pop corn
machine and had it badly crushed.
Mr. Friteh and his son, Allen, Invite
their friends to their up-to-date place.
They will be sure to surprise you with
the appearance of the place and the
food they serve.
GOOD SHEPHERD'S ANNIV.
The seventh anniversary of the
Good Shepherd Home for crippled orphans, blind orphans, infant orphans,
destitue children, old people and aged
or disabled ministers will take place
on Thursday, August 5th, 1915. Special preparations are being made for
the morning and afternoon program.
A NEW HEARSE
Wm. S. Fritz, undertaker and em-
balmer, of Kutztown, bought a pretty
new hearse weighing 1800 pounds.
Mr. Fritz has a fine and complete
equipment. He is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Fritz, of Weisenberg, Lehigh county.
Reading Man Committed Suicide.
Edwin F. Feather, 61 years of age,
associated with the Stichter Hardware Company for 38 years, and
known to the trade all over the east,
committed suicide Wednesday by
jumping into the Schuylkill River
after a severe gastritis attack. He
was rescued alive but had swallowed
so much water that he collapsed four
hours later in a hospital and died.
Workmen, who saw him jump into
the water, only three feet deep, found
him crouching in the mud, apparently
determined to stay under, and were
barely able to lift out the man,
weighing 185 pounds. »
Leases Brick Yard Again.
John H. Bieber, of Kutztown, has
leased the Kutztown brick yard from
Keiser & Miller, of Topton.
Candidates in tbe Parades.
Almost even' day of the centennial
several dozen candidates for variou*
county offices could be seen in town
and in the big parades. Some of
them were J. Calvin Herbein, Augustus Anderson, Harry Matthews, Geo.
Focht, Irwin E. Gery, Walter B.
Craig, Mr. Lefeaver, Mr. Keeport,
Harry T). Schaeffer, Mr. Meek, Mr.
Bordner and others.
Beat It Boys.
An oats stalk 72*4 inches high was
brought to the Patriot Office by Henry
D. Warmkessel, tenant on John Gon-
ser's farm, near Kemp's Hotel, ln
Maxatawny township. There is an
interesting contest between the farmers in that section and Mr. Warmkessel would like to see a certain
"educated" farmer beat this if be
can. Go to it, fellows!
Veteran Drum Corps.
One of the features of the firemen's
parade last Saturday was the Big Six
Drum Corps, of Reading, under the
leadership of Mr. Klineling. He
played a fife that is 84 years old and
he himself is a very old man. Geo.
Snyder was the man at the drum, and
this bass drum has a record of going
through the three days' battle of Gettysburg.
Excursion to New York.
The 15th annual joint shoemakers'
excursion from Allentown to New
York and Coney Island will be held
on Saturday, August 21. Special trolley service has been arranged for on
the Kntztown line, cars leaving here
at 4.45 a. m.
REV. APPEL
SERVED 50 YEARS
Semi Centennial Anniversary at Becker's St. Peter's Church, August 15,
1915.—Prominent Speakers.—Reunion for Catechumens.
Another Berks Trail.
The Tulpehocken trail, as mapped
by the natural scenery committee of
the Berks County Conservation Association, has been adopted as Inspected by the committee. The trail
covers 80 miles of the western part
] of Berks.
The semi-centennial or 50th anniversary of the pastorate of Rev. R. S.
Appel at Becker's St. Peter's Church,
near Molltown in Richmond township,
will be celebrated in the afternoon of
Sunday, August 15th, with special services.
The program will begin at one p.
m., and will consist of voluntary, anthems by the choir, devotional services by the pastor, and a few preliminary remarks. The afternoon will
be devoted to addresses by Rev. J. K.
Stoudt, Rev. M. L. Herbein, Rev. Geo.
B. Smith, Rev. W. L. Meekstroth, Attorney Ira P. Rothermel, and others
prominent in various walks of life
have also been invited.
The event is to be a reunion of the
catechumens confirmed by Rev, Mr.
Appel, and an interesting feature will
be his statistical report of his fifty
years' pastoral work in that community. Having served one church for
such a length of time is indeed a rare
event for anyone to attend, because
but few men laboring in the vineyard
of Christ can render such a report.
In commemoration of the event
Rev. Appel will present a specially
prepared souvenir to each of the catechumens he confirmed.
Becker's St. Peter's is a union
church, but the members of the two
congregations look forward with great
interest, and will leave nothing undone to make the occasion one of happiness and pleasure for their pastor
and his hosts of friends who will, the
weather permitting, grace the anniversary with their presence. Mrs.
George B. Stoudt, Miss Laura A. Huey
and Miss Ella Lesher are among the
most active members of the committee.
ASST. SUPTS. ELECTED
At an executive meeting of the officers of the Berks County School Directors' Association on Friday morning, Prof. Alvin F. Kemp, of Mertztown, and Prof. William Mattes, of
Womelsdorf, were elected assistant
county superintendents under the direction of County Superintendent E.
M. Rapp. These new offices were
created by a recent act of the Legislature, which entitles a county to an
assistant to every 200 teachers. Berks
county lacks 26 teachers to get three
assistants. The duties of these men
is to visit the schools and advance the
educational system and standard of
the county. Their salary is $1200
with no expenses allowed.
$3000 Berks' Bounty Claim.
Berks county filed a claim with
the State for more than $3000 as reimbursement in i bounty claims paid
by the county during a period of over
two years. The county has not yet
been reimbursed. Under the new system Doctor Kalbfus estimates that
the State will save $100,000 in two
years, and this will be saved to the
sportsmen who pay the hunters' license fee for game protection and
propagation. Berks has paid no
bounty claims since April 15 last.
Child Lost.
A child was lost on Saturday. Quite
an excitement was caused when one
of the special officers found a little
boy, three years old, Ray Beaver, who
had wandered away from his father.
Thomas Beaver, of Maxatawny township. Both father and son were looking for each other. With the aid of
the officers the two were brought together.
P. and R. Carries Many People.
More than 1,000 persons from
Reading were carried in the special
train over the Reading Railway to
Kutztown on Tuesday to participate
in Allentown-Reading day. The excursionists returned home at 9.25 p.
m. in the evening.
Robber Suspect Released.
Frank Frantz, who was incarcerated in the borough jail, was released
on Thursday morning because of lack
of evidence. He was arrested on suspicion and was thought to have participated in the robberies here.
Thieves at Shoemakersville.
ThieTes made a raid on the hennery
at the Metropolitan House, Shoemakersville, on Monday night and got
away with nearly a hundred chickens.
They also broke into the hotel and
stole some of the clothing belonging
to the proprietor's family.
Notwithstanding the fact that ths
centennial week with its thousands of
visitors passed with so little trouble
and so few accidents, the citizens were
thrown into quite an excitement on
Tuesday when a gang of robbers ransacked six homes in broad daylight
and got away with more than $400
in valuables and cash.
In the evening a young man was
shot, but not seriously wounded, when
he refused to obey, the "halt" command of two special officers, George
Leiser and Howard Springer. The
policemen became suspicious when
they saw a man in the alley at the
rear of the property of Jos. Henry, residing on Greenwich street. They approached the man, who was lying on
the ground.
When Officer Springer turned Js.
flashlight upon him he knocked the
lamp from the officer's hand. He
then started to run away from the
officers. The command to halt waj-
given three times and a number of
shots were fired by both officers, who
chased the suspect as far as the Keystone shoe factory, where he stopped.
Only one shot took effect, the bullet
entering the cheek and emerging from
the nose. Dr. N. Z. Dunkelberger,
who is the chief burgess, dressed the
wound and gate the man his freedom
because of the straightforward story
he gave concerning the incident and
because of the fact that a Kutztown
resident's statement proved that he
was not a robber. He was identified
as a Reading man. g .
Suspected Man's Hearing.
The state troopers and detectives'
are on the house-breaking cases and
there is strong evidence against one
man, who has been arrested and is in
the borough lockup. Wednesday afternoon a hearing was held in the office of Squire Howard S. Sharadin.
The man gave his name as Frank
Hantz and his occupation as a machinist. In his story about his past
he said that he was for three years
mail carrier at Lytton, B. C, and
gave, a number of references, among
them being the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, Cal., and E. H. Han-
lin, of Seattle, Wash., a fishing merchant. He said that about July 1 he
was in Philadelphia and came through
Reading on July 6 from Lebanon.
Previous to that time he claims to
have been in Hoboken, N. J., where
he said he had a deposit in a bank.
On his person was found a lady's
watch with engraving. His hat bore
a San Francisco label. It is known
that he applied for work at the local
foundry on Tuesday afternoon. The
witnesses were the people who had
been robbed.
On his trouser legs were found several potato bugs. It is alleged that
he changed the style of his hat previous to the time the arrest was made.
Squire Sharadin has not given a decis-
i6n in the case.
The prisoner was captured by a
number of state policemen in the
Fairview Cemetery, where he was
hiding in the tall grass.
The house-breaking occurred in different sections of the borough and
all the thefts were committed between the hours of 3 and 5 p. m.,
while the parade was in progress.
There is .evidence that a gang of
thieves were operating. People were
watching the parade from the sidewalks and the houses were tprac-
tically deserted.
Enter Tlirough Bay Window.
At the home of William Scheidt,
near Xormal avenue, entrance was
gained by prying open a bay window
at the side of the house. A savings
bank was opened and the contents
of one of two compartments were
taken. The money in the other compartment was left undisturbed. Mrs.
Scheidt, who saves Buffalo nickels,
had a number of the coins in a- tumbler and these were taken. The cash
stolen amounted to $7. In a receptacle nearby were notes of various denominations which were overlooked.
Gold Watches and Ring Stolen.
Eldridge Dries, high constable, residing on Greenwich street, was robbed of two gold watches and a gold
ring.
At the home of Henry Fritz, near
Xormal avenue, the cash belonging
to visitors to the Fritz home was
taken, leaving the guests stranded.
The biggest haul was that made
at the residence of Josiah Dietrich,
residing on Greenwich street, where
more than $200 worth of jewelry was
stolen, including a necklace, diamond ring and gold watch. Entrance was effected through a rear
door.
The homes of William Gery, near
the fair grounds, and Perry Schlenker, on Greenwich street, were ransacked, but nothing is missing.
CHANGE OF POLLING PLAGE
The Commissioners of Berks county
have changed the polling place of the
third precinct of Maxatawny township from the Central House, Kutztown, S. S. Winters, proprietor, to
Kemp's Hotel, W. C. Fenstermache/,
proprietor. Daniel K. Hoch, of Lyons,
is judge of election of this precinct.
The change will go into effect at ths
next election.
HeJnlys Meet at Kutztown.
On August 14th the Heinly family
reunion will take place. Kutztown
has been decided upon as the place
for the reunion this year. Harvey F.
Heinly, the district attorney, is the
secretary of the family and has charge
of the program.
A Big Clover Stalk.
Solon Wanner, who has one of the
finest farms in Maxatawny township,
brought to The Patriot office a red
clover stalk measuring 62 inches in
length.

-STTHE KUTZTOWN PATRIOT
SECTION
ONE
VOL. XLI
KUTZTOWN, BERKS COUNTY, PA., JULY IO, 1915
NO. 2
CHURCH PAYS
$8,000 DEBT
Longswamp Congregations Celebrate
The Paying of Last Debt on Churcn
and the Birthday of American Independence—Fine Speeches.
July 4th, having been on Sunday,
was emtfsetx as a day of rejoicing and
thanksgiving by the united Long-
fiwami- congregations, not only because it was the 139th anniversary of
the Declaration of Independence,—of
political and religious liberty, but especially because the Fourth marked
an important epoch in, the history
and progress of the Longswamp
church.
This congregation was organized in
174i, thirty-eight years before the
Declaration of Independence. The beginning was an humble one in a log
church, but the steady growth ere
long required a larger stone church,
which in turn was followed by the
third, the present substantial ana
cnurchly edifice erected in 1852.
Within the last few yearS this
house of God was almost completely
modernized, heating, lighting, seating,
etc., to the amount of $8000.00.
'The last note of this amount wat>
recently cancelled and the glorious
Fourth was selected as home-coming,
thanksgiving jubilee.
The Sunday school session in the
morning was made interesting by two
addresses from former earnest workers. Dr. Wilson P. DeLong, of Weath-
erly and Mrs. Annie Wertz, of Allentown, widow of the late and still well
known Dr. Frank Wertz, of Longswamp. The speakers eloquentl>
linked the past with the present and
looked toward the future that made
their words impressive and long to
be remembered. Prof. H. F. Kemp
and Roy Mabry, the present superintendents, responded in suitable manner.
The services in the forenoon were
especially interesting by the celebration of the 28th anniversary in honor
of the worthy and esteemed treasurer,
M. A Wetzel, of Shamrock, who for
25 9 years handled the congregation's,
finances without any renumeration.
Jn this period of time $20,224.63
passed through his hands and his accounts always found acceptable.
At a joint consistory meeting held
at the president's home in Mertztown,
Harvey J. Hertzog, on Friday evening
previous, it was resolved that suitable
resolutions of respect and esteem for
faithful services be read on Sunday
morning and the treasurer was pleasantly surprised with the presentation
of a registered guaranteed gold
watch.
The pastors. Rev. Wm. L. Meekstroth preached in German from Tim.
2:1, and W. F. Bond in English from
I Rev. 3:10 11. *
In the afternoon the order was reversed, W. F. Bond preaching in German and Rev. Meekstroth in English.
Hymns of praise and thanksgiving
were sung in both languages.
A prominent feature during the af-
ternon session was the burning of the
security papers by two of the trustees who helped to make them,
Messrs. Mabry!and Miller.
The active Ladies' Aid Society deserves grateful mention for the improvements they made at the cemetery and the volunteer laborers whose
substantial aid has greatly reduced
the financial outlay, also deserve grate
ful recognition.
May the anniversary of our national
Independence long be remembered as
a day of thanksgiving and rejoicing
by a debt-free consrrf-gation at Longswamp, and may it ever be remembered that obedience is better than sacrifice and that to God be all the glory!
Longswamp is becoming more and
more a beautiful spot in dear old
Berks. Let not the children of the
Xew Testament Israel forget to gather on Mt. Zion.
It is beautiful in situation; beautiful for habitation. Nature, art and
loving memories, all work together to
make this consecrated mount an attractive place to seek the blessings and
May our gratitude be
FROM THE MAYOR OF
READING
"I wish to extend my congratulations to Kutztown on the
occasion of this splendid celebration, and may you have
many more hundred years of
prosperity and noble history,"
said Mayor Stratton, extending
his hand. "I am glad that
Kutztown is a part of Berks
county."
brakeWIn
over by train
Throwing Wrong Switch Causes Death
of Harry Hetlierington, Substitute
Brakeman on Kutztown Road.—
Well Known in Allentown.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION MARKED
EPOCH IN PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY
Days Featured By Monster Parades, Eloquent Speeches, Fine
Floats, Immense Crowds, Home Comers From All
Over Country, Distinguished Visitors
OQ^W(OC8CK8CK8CKK8I80608CK838C8C8I806C8C601
HISTORICAL PAGEANT A MARVELOUS REPRODUCTION OF EARLY HISTORY
Harry E. Hetherington, of Allentown, employed by the P. and R. Railroad as a brakeman, met instant
death on Wednesday afternoon at 4.15
o'clock at Kutztown, when two wheels
of a freight car ran over him as a
result of throwing the wrong switch.
Wednesday morning Mr. Hetherington was told to report for work as a
regular brakeman on a freight to
Kutztown was sick. With the rest of
the regular crew he went on the run,
reaching tha Kutztown station after
four o'clock.X
In the string were four cars for the
Heffner-Dietrieh flour mill, several
hundred feet below the station. Hetherington was instructed to walk down
the tracks and throw a switch which
would leave the cars run onto the
mill siding. He threw the wrong
switch and after walking down the
track a few feet crossed over to another track without looking around
and signalled the engineer to come
ahead.
The train was "broke" the four cars
to go into the siding being several
feet in advance of the other string.
When Conductor A. L. Fletcher saw
Hetherington on the track he yelled
for him to get out of the way. He
was crushed between the bumpers of
the two cars and hurled away meeting his death almost instantly.
Railroaders who have worked with
Hetherington say that he was a keen
observer of the safety rules and during the nine years he was working
for the company never figured in an
accident. They think he expected the
cars to go on another track.
He was a son of Albert and Mary,
(nee Fritz), Hetherington, of Guth's
Station and about two years ago was
married to Maud Feinour, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Feinour, of
Macungie. Deceased was a member
of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, the railway relief and an active
member of Allentown Lodge, No. 129,
L. O. O. M.
Besides his parents and his wife he
is survived by the following sisters
and brothers: Mrs. Amandus Bankes,
of Reading; Mrs. Walter Stever, of
Willow Grove; Miss Lottie Hetherington, of Reading, and Mrs. Aaron H.
Lohrman, of Guth's Station; Ray,
Fred, Charles and Roy (Young Reil-
ly), all of Guth's Station.
Reading Paper Said : " A Berks Centennial is a Very Pleasing Diversion.
Kutztown Has Done Nobly. Now Let's Have a Few More." Town
Commended on Decorations. Very Orderly Crowds. Few Robberies
Reported. No Serious Accidents. Local Industries Highly Praised for
Fine Floats In Industrial Parade.
FROM. THE MAYOR OF
ALXJENTOWN
'Allentown sends her greetings to your progressive borough on this happy occasion.
The energetic spirit displayed
by the people of your town challenges admiration. In celebrating the centennial of Kutztown's incorporation as a borough the good people of the
town are showing a just pride
in the progress the town has
made. It is an exceptional opportunity to boost the borough
and to advance the town's substantial interests. Although
only a borough, the true city
spirit is being cultivated in
Kutztown, which makes the
town's future all the more
promising.
"In the future, as in the past,
I feel satisfied that the feeling
of good will that always has
bound the people of Allentown
and Kutztown together, will
continue."
C8»S»»»SSSSSS»SS»SS»S»X8*»3
NAN SHOT AT
BY OFFICERS
In Broad Daylight Homes Are Ransacked and Upset by Band of Robbers.—Several Arrests Made.—In
Different Parts of Town.
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OFF FOR FRISCO
Peace of God.
expressed in terms of practical, ligh;
pving helpfulness to benighted fel-
iowmen
CENTENNIAL MEETING TUESDAY
The final meeting of the Kutztown
Centennial Association will be held
&t the official headquarters on Tuesday evening to wind up the business
« the celebration. All bills are to
oe presented at this time.
Becker's St. Peter's Picnic.
The fourth annual picnic of the
Ackers St. Peter's and St. Peter's
jn on feunday school will be held on
wurday. August 21, from 1 to 9
m. fu ■fv«|7body is cordially invited
2hn!Ii ,nfspeclally a11 sister Sunday
br™k The famous Lenhartsville
orass band has been engaged to fur-
nish the music for the occasion,
all «LW , be various cakewalks and
nW Vf SOcial games in the afternoon and evening. Refreshments will
served by the school.
be
Bethany Home Gets $10,000.
th«a^moSt pleasiRS surprise comes
the ^"0Uncen*ent to the members of
tad t ^eA Church ^nomination
mMmLm ?°S1 especially who are in-
any C>Jn the Welfare ot the Beth-
«? Orphan8. Home, at Womelsdorf,
■nu«rfil.bequest to the home of the
munificent su
m of $10,000 by Dr. Eu-
■* ^ntee^of Philadelphia.
Reading Mayor Here.
Mou?d0Vra W' Stra-*°n, Jonathan
*W*o£i £ £ MeCk -ouraeyed to
■*arol itrll Mn Mou,d's machine.
■PS ******* extended the city's
C2r^ABurw" * z D«**k1*-
t«nnia] n? -L •ccas,on of the cen-
1 or tn« borough.
letters Granted.
« iSSLI WHU John H' Newman,
^tlonta iPlUed letters of adminte-
Sch!
e estate of Henry A.
"caienkw ~» -**- *-"-*~1*" Ui nenry a
8chlenk« Kut-*tow**. to George A
Mr. and Mrs. Q. D. Herman, Miss
Victoria Schwoyer and Ida Yoder left
Tuesday morning for Chicago, where
they will join the Selig Motion Picture tour to San Francisco and the
Exposition. The trip will extend over
a period of 17 days and the tourists
will witness the two expositions and
many other cities both going and
coming. Moving pictures will be taken along the route.
MR. DERY'S FINE SPIRIT
Chas. A. Moyer, superintendent of
the D. G. Dery silk mill in town, who
had such an excellent float in the industrial parade, deserves a great deal
of credit for it. When he sent the
prize awarded to them to Mr. Dery,
he sent the check back and instructed
Mr. Moyer to distribute the amount
among those who participated and
helped to build it. This is one of the
many kind deeds Mr. Dery is continually doing to shov his appreciation
of the faithfulness of his employees.
POLITICAL 0UTIN6
The annual political outing by tht
officials of the Berks County Court
House and their friends will be held
at Waldheim Park, near Reading, on
Thursday, July 22, 1915. You will
see thousands of people there and
practically every candidate on the
roster.
Commandery for Kutztown.
Past Grand Chief of the Knights of
the Golden Eagle George R. Gregory,
of Reading, received his commission
as brigadier general of the military
branch of the K. G. E. in Pennsylvania, thus plasing him in the highest
office within the gift of the branch
in this State. Mr. Gregory will institute commanderies in the following
places: Allentown, for which a charter has been applied for by 100 charter members; Freemansburg, Philadelphia, Kutztown and Oley, the latter two named being in Berks county.
Allentown To Spread.
An ordinance providing for the annexation to the City of Allentown of a
tract of 276.53 acres in South Whitehall township passed first reading.
Kutztown and its citizens, together
with the many home-comers and
residents of the town and the thousands of visitors from all sections of
this and other States, portrayed by
means of parades, floats, speeches
and pageants, the one hundred years
of existence since Kutztown was incorporated as a borough in a week
of glorious, though modest and sober
celebration.
The centennial festivities, which
started Thursday, July 1, and ended
Wednesday, July 7, marked seven
days in the history of the town and
in the history of this county, Stare
and country as days of great importance and ones that have gone down
into history as a celebration, the like
of which, considering its historical
significance of the town and its size,
has never been achieved any place
in this country.
The week will be remembered for
many years for more than one reason
—it was marked by its large attendance every day, representative visitors
from all over, home-comers from all
the old families from 22 State of the
union, orderly and peaceful people,
fine floats and large organizations in
line, friendly rivalry between Allentown and Reading, and the wonderful
reproduction of the early history of
the town in the form of a pageant.
The president of the Centennial Association, Dr. H. W. Saul, worked
faithfully and conscientiously, the officers of the association, who performed their parts with credit to
themselves, all the committees who
arranged the programs for the various days, the committees in the other
towns and cities, the different organ-
izitions, business concerns and industries in the parades, and the citizens
of Kutztown, all deserve the congratulations of the entire town, community and State.
The big week began July 1 with
Educational Day, which was featured by an excellent program in the
morning in the Normal School chapel
and a beautiful pageant on Education in the afternoon in the park.
Friday, July 2, was Agricultural and
Industrial Day, which was marked
by a parade of more than ordinary
make-up. The floats erected and
built by Kutztown industries representing their own wares and modes
of manufacture were a credit to .the
different industries and builders.
Saturday, July 3, Firemen's Day, was
a very successful one. The semi-annual meeting of the Berks County
Firemen's Association was held in the
morning, and a monster street parade
with eight bands was held in the afternoon. Sunday, July 4, was Church
Day, with significant services in the
different churches in the morning,
where the sons of those churches
spoke, and most impressive and interesting services in the Kutztown
park in the afternoon and evening.
Fine chorus music marked these services. Monday, July 5, designated as
Fraternity Day. was one of the most
successful days of the celebration.
A fact probably unnoticed or un-
thought of by many, but nevertheless true, was seen on Monday. The
different Orders in line brought sev
eral thousand strangers to this town
who never were here before and who
saw the town at its best
given a very favorable Impression of Mrs. Louisa Kutz, of upper Main
it and went away speaking well of j street, the oldest lady in Kutztown,
our town. The parade was unusually aged 92 years; Mrs. Wynn, 90; Mrs
fine and the competitive drills were Susanna Scheidt, Mrs. Edward, Hot-
most interesting and well executed
by all. ,
Tuesday was awarded the honors
by many as the biggest day. It was
Reading and Allentown Day and was
signaled by its fine parade of unique
Miss Lillian Bull, Director of Pageant
floats, its friendly rivalry and good
fellowship between the two cities,
both located at equal distances from
Kutztown. The^crowd was estimated
at 20,000. Excellent musical programs by the Ringgold and Philharmonic Bands, of Reading, and the
Marine Band, of Allentown, were enjoyed by the spectators. This day
has done a great deal for the town
and by many Kutztown is held in
higher regard than ever.
Wednesdty, July 7, the last day,
was the most significant one of the
entire celebration, as it had to do
with the direct cause of it, namely,
the one hundredth anniversary of the
town and the achievements and lives
of the town and its people during this
time. The morning program in the
park was a big family reunion in the
form of home-comers' hours. Quite
a few of the old Kutztown boys and
girls, who spent their younger days
here and have since gone out Into the
world, expressed themselves most
favorably about the celebration and
had words of praise for the good old
town. This took up the entire morning and it wasn't long enough. The
afternoon was most happily spent in
the park by seeing or playing the
early history of this town over again
in the form of a pageant. This event
was universally proclaimed as a fitting climax to the week's celebration. The authors, Rev. John Baer
Stoudt, Miss Lillian Bull and the Historical Committee, deserve much
credit in having outlined and dramatized the history so clearly that anybody with a little knowledge of history could easily follow the entire
performance. The people who played
the parts of their ancestors depicted
the characteristics of their families
and in a very creditable manner performed their parts. A very interesting and noteworthy feature of the
pageant was the much realism seen,
and the beautiful surroundings were
ideal and one could easily feel himself back 100 years. The presence
of Mrs. Manasses Greenawald at her
spinning wheel really and truly spinning flax into thread added a great
deal to the significance of the occasion. She is to be complimented on
her ability to handle that worthy, old
and valuable relic.
Another fact noticed was the presence of so many of the town's old
residents, who age places them on
the town's honor roll and who full
well remember many of the incidents
The were of early years shown in the pageant.
tenstein, Sr., and Mrs. Miller were
some of those fine old people noticed.
Their presence added to the success
of the day.
The historical pageant in Kutztown has become a permanent thing.
A society has in reality been formed
to continue this method of portraying the history of the town. It was
one of the finest events of the entire
week and will be remembered long
after the parades and the speeches
are forgotten.
The credit for all this success and
for a great deal not mentioned nor
seen by the public belong to Miss
Lillian Bull, a member of the Normal School faculty, who helped to
originate this idea, who worked out
the characters, costumes and staged
the play. Miss Bull is a woman of
more than ordinary calibre. She
possesses a great amount of patience
and is a genius in this very important field of modern education. The
town is deeply indebted to her for
her services and assistance. Her work
in the educational pageant was noteworthy.
Effects of the Celebration.
The effects of the seven days of-the
celebration will be lasting and are
hard to foretell. There are some
things known that it has accomplished, and among them are: It has
given the town more civic pride; it
has demonstrated to the citizens
that when they join hands to do
something it can be done, and to a
successful issue; it has given the town
more good publicity than any other
single or group of events in its history; it has brought to light much
valuable history and the historical
importance of this town and its early
inhabitants; it has brought back to
the town many old residents and natives who have added years to their
lives in spirit by so doing; it has
made the town known ln a very favorable manner to many who never
were here before; in short, it has been
the best celebration and the most successful one ever undertaken and accomplished in this town, or, in fact,
by any town of the same size in this
part of the United States.
Xewspaper Publicity.
The officials and committees are indebted to the newspapers of Berks
ind Lehigh counties and the State
.'or their liberal accounts of the events
of the week.
Centennial History-
One of the results of the celebration that will remain permanent and
not be forgotten 50 years from now,
is the Centennial History of Kutztown. The authors, compilers and
publishers are receiving many favor
able criticisms and comments on the
book. It contains much valuable history that wjll become more and more
valuable as time passes. No family
in Kutztown, no son or daughter of
Kutztown who has left town, no person who is historically inclined,
should be without a copy of this book.
The Kutztown Publishing Company
are the publishers and will be glad
to mail a history to any part of the
United States for $1.50, postage included. • Irwin Dietrich, of Kutztown,
has been appointed official representative to sell these books in and about
Kutztown.
BREAKS LE6 FROM FALL
Jacob C. Hoch, of Kutztown, while
picking cherries in the yard of his
father's home, Jeff. C. Hoch, on Noble street, Kutztown, slipped from the
ladder and fell to the ground, sustaining a fractured leg, on Thursday
morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Hoch is
a school teacher, having taught Hottenstein's school for the past 15 years.
He took an active interest in the centennial celebration and was in several
parades with a float of the Kutztown
Poultry Association.
Finger in Machine.
J. T. Friteh, who opened a fine restaurant and dining rooms opposite
the trolley station, had the thumb of
his left hand caught ln the pop corn
machine and had it badly crushed.
Mr. Friteh and his son, Allen, Invite
their friends to their up-to-date place.
They will be sure to surprise you with
the appearance of the place and the
food they serve.
GOOD SHEPHERD'S ANNIV.
The seventh anniversary of the
Good Shepherd Home for crippled orphans, blind orphans, infant orphans,
destitue children, old people and aged
or disabled ministers will take place
on Thursday, August 5th, 1915. Special preparations are being made for
the morning and afternoon program.
A NEW HEARSE
Wm. S. Fritz, undertaker and em-
balmer, of Kutztown, bought a pretty
new hearse weighing 1800 pounds.
Mr. Fritz has a fine and complete
equipment. He is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Fritz, of Weisenberg, Lehigh county.
Reading Man Committed Suicide.
Edwin F. Feather, 61 years of age,
associated with the Stichter Hardware Company for 38 years, and
known to the trade all over the east,
committed suicide Wednesday by
jumping into the Schuylkill River
after a severe gastritis attack. He
was rescued alive but had swallowed
so much water that he collapsed four
hours later in a hospital and died.
Workmen, who saw him jump into
the water, only three feet deep, found
him crouching in the mud, apparently
determined to stay under, and were
barely able to lift out the man,
weighing 185 pounds. »
Leases Brick Yard Again.
John H. Bieber, of Kutztown, has
leased the Kutztown brick yard from
Keiser & Miller, of Topton.
Candidates in tbe Parades.
Almost even' day of the centennial
several dozen candidates for variou*
county offices could be seen in town
and in the big parades. Some of
them were J. Calvin Herbein, Augustus Anderson, Harry Matthews, Geo.
Focht, Irwin E. Gery, Walter B.
Craig, Mr. Lefeaver, Mr. Keeport,
Harry T). Schaeffer, Mr. Meek, Mr.
Bordner and others.
Beat It Boys.
An oats stalk 72*4 inches high was
brought to the Patriot Office by Henry
D. Warmkessel, tenant on John Gon-
ser's farm, near Kemp's Hotel, ln
Maxatawny township. There is an
interesting contest between the farmers in that section and Mr. Warmkessel would like to see a certain
"educated" farmer beat this if be
can. Go to it, fellows!
Veteran Drum Corps.
One of the features of the firemen's
parade last Saturday was the Big Six
Drum Corps, of Reading, under the
leadership of Mr. Klineling. He
played a fife that is 84 years old and
he himself is a very old man. Geo.
Snyder was the man at the drum, and
this bass drum has a record of going
through the three days' battle of Gettysburg.
Excursion to New York.
The 15th annual joint shoemakers'
excursion from Allentown to New
York and Coney Island will be held
on Saturday, August 21. Special trolley service has been arranged for on
the Kntztown line, cars leaving here
at 4.45 a. m.
REV. APPEL
SERVED 50 YEARS
Semi Centennial Anniversary at Becker's St. Peter's Church, August 15,
1915.—Prominent Speakers.—Reunion for Catechumens.
Another Berks Trail.
The Tulpehocken trail, as mapped
by the natural scenery committee of
the Berks County Conservation Association, has been adopted as Inspected by the committee. The trail
covers 80 miles of the western part
] of Berks.
The semi-centennial or 50th anniversary of the pastorate of Rev. R. S.
Appel at Becker's St. Peter's Church,
near Molltown in Richmond township,
will be celebrated in the afternoon of
Sunday, August 15th, with special services.
The program will begin at one p.
m., and will consist of voluntary, anthems by the choir, devotional services by the pastor, and a few preliminary remarks. The afternoon will
be devoted to addresses by Rev. J. K.
Stoudt, Rev. M. L. Herbein, Rev. Geo.
B. Smith, Rev. W. L. Meekstroth, Attorney Ira P. Rothermel, and others
prominent in various walks of life
have also been invited.
The event is to be a reunion of the
catechumens confirmed by Rev, Mr.
Appel, and an interesting feature will
be his statistical report of his fifty
years' pastoral work in that community. Having served one church for
such a length of time is indeed a rare
event for anyone to attend, because
but few men laboring in the vineyard
of Christ can render such a report.
In commemoration of the event
Rev. Appel will present a specially
prepared souvenir to each of the catechumens he confirmed.
Becker's St. Peter's is a union
church, but the members of the two
congregations look forward with great
interest, and will leave nothing undone to make the occasion one of happiness and pleasure for their pastor
and his hosts of friends who will, the
weather permitting, grace the anniversary with their presence. Mrs.
George B. Stoudt, Miss Laura A. Huey
and Miss Ella Lesher are among the
most active members of the committee.
ASST. SUPTS. ELECTED
At an executive meeting of the officers of the Berks County School Directors' Association on Friday morning, Prof. Alvin F. Kemp, of Mertztown, and Prof. William Mattes, of
Womelsdorf, were elected assistant
county superintendents under the direction of County Superintendent E.
M. Rapp. These new offices were
created by a recent act of the Legislature, which entitles a county to an
assistant to every 200 teachers. Berks
county lacks 26 teachers to get three
assistants. The duties of these men
is to visit the schools and advance the
educational system and standard of
the county. Their salary is $1200
with no expenses allowed.
$3000 Berks' Bounty Claim.
Berks county filed a claim with
the State for more than $3000 as reimbursement in i bounty claims paid
by the county during a period of over
two years. The county has not yet
been reimbursed. Under the new system Doctor Kalbfus estimates that
the State will save $100,000 in two
years, and this will be saved to the
sportsmen who pay the hunters' license fee for game protection and
propagation. Berks has paid no
bounty claims since April 15 last.
Child Lost.
A child was lost on Saturday. Quite
an excitement was caused when one
of the special officers found a little
boy, three years old, Ray Beaver, who
had wandered away from his father.
Thomas Beaver, of Maxatawny township. Both father and son were looking for each other. With the aid of
the officers the two were brought together.
P. and R. Carries Many People.
More than 1,000 persons from
Reading were carried in the special
train over the Reading Railway to
Kutztown on Tuesday to participate
in Allentown-Reading day. The excursionists returned home at 9.25 p.
m. in the evening.
Robber Suspect Released.
Frank Frantz, who was incarcerated in the borough jail, was released
on Thursday morning because of lack
of evidence. He was arrested on suspicion and was thought to have participated in the robberies here.
Thieves at Shoemakersville.
ThieTes made a raid on the hennery
at the Metropolitan House, Shoemakersville, on Monday night and got
away with nearly a hundred chickens.
They also broke into the hotel and
stole some of the clothing belonging
to the proprietor's family.
Notwithstanding the fact that ths
centennial week with its thousands of
visitors passed with so little trouble
and so few accidents, the citizens were
thrown into quite an excitement on
Tuesday when a gang of robbers ransacked six homes in broad daylight
and got away with more than $400
in valuables and cash.
In the evening a young man was
shot, but not seriously wounded, when
he refused to obey, the "halt" command of two special officers, George
Leiser and Howard Springer. The
policemen became suspicious when
they saw a man in the alley at the
rear of the property of Jos. Henry, residing on Greenwich street. They approached the man, who was lying on
the ground.
When Officer Springer turned Js.
flashlight upon him he knocked the
lamp from the officer's hand. He
then started to run away from the
officers. The command to halt waj-
given three times and a number of
shots were fired by both officers, who
chased the suspect as far as the Keystone shoe factory, where he stopped.
Only one shot took effect, the bullet
entering the cheek and emerging from
the nose. Dr. N. Z. Dunkelberger,
who is the chief burgess, dressed the
wound and gate the man his freedom
because of the straightforward story
he gave concerning the incident and
because of the fact that a Kutztown
resident's statement proved that he
was not a robber. He was identified
as a Reading man. g .
Suspected Man's Hearing.
The state troopers and detectives'
are on the house-breaking cases and
there is strong evidence against one
man, who has been arrested and is in
the borough lockup. Wednesday afternoon a hearing was held in the office of Squire Howard S. Sharadin.
The man gave his name as Frank
Hantz and his occupation as a machinist. In his story about his past
he said that he was for three years
mail carrier at Lytton, B. C, and
gave, a number of references, among
them being the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, Cal., and E. H. Han-
lin, of Seattle, Wash., a fishing merchant. He said that about July 1 he
was in Philadelphia and came through
Reading on July 6 from Lebanon.
Previous to that time he claims to
have been in Hoboken, N. J., where
he said he had a deposit in a bank.
On his person was found a lady's
watch with engraving. His hat bore
a San Francisco label. It is known
that he applied for work at the local
foundry on Tuesday afternoon. The
witnesses were the people who had
been robbed.
On his trouser legs were found several potato bugs. It is alleged that
he changed the style of his hat previous to the time the arrest was made.
Squire Sharadin has not given a decis-
i6n in the case.
The prisoner was captured by a
number of state policemen in the
Fairview Cemetery, where he was
hiding in the tall grass.
The house-breaking occurred in different sections of the borough and
all the thefts were committed between the hours of 3 and 5 p. m.,
while the parade was in progress.
There is .evidence that a gang of
thieves were operating. People were
watching the parade from the sidewalks and the houses were tprac-
tically deserted.
Enter Tlirough Bay Window.
At the home of William Scheidt,
near Xormal avenue, entrance was
gained by prying open a bay window
at the side of the house. A savings
bank was opened and the contents
of one of two compartments were
taken. The money in the other compartment was left undisturbed. Mrs.
Scheidt, who saves Buffalo nickels,
had a number of the coins in a- tumbler and these were taken. The cash
stolen amounted to $7. In a receptacle nearby were notes of various denominations which were overlooked.
Gold Watches and Ring Stolen.
Eldridge Dries, high constable, residing on Greenwich street, was robbed of two gold watches and a gold
ring.
At the home of Henry Fritz, near
Xormal avenue, the cash belonging
to visitors to the Fritz home was
taken, leaving the guests stranded.
The biggest haul was that made
at the residence of Josiah Dietrich,
residing on Greenwich street, where
more than $200 worth of jewelry was
stolen, including a necklace, diamond ring and gold watch. Entrance was effected through a rear
door.
The homes of William Gery, near
the fair grounds, and Perry Schlenker, on Greenwich street, were ransacked, but nothing is missing.
CHANGE OF POLLING PLAGE
The Commissioners of Berks county
have changed the polling place of the
third precinct of Maxatawny township from the Central House, Kutztown, S. S. Winters, proprietor, to
Kemp's Hotel, W. C. Fenstermache/,
proprietor. Daniel K. Hoch, of Lyons,
is judge of election of this precinct.
The change will go into effect at ths
next election.
HeJnlys Meet at Kutztown.
On August 14th the Heinly family
reunion will take place. Kutztown
has been decided upon as the place
for the reunion this year. Harvey F.
Heinly, the district attorney, is the
secretary of the family and has charge
of the program.
A Big Clover Stalk.
Solon Wanner, who has one of the
finest farms in Maxatawny township,
brought to The Patriot office a red
clover stalk measuring 62 inches in
length.